John Varlas
Reporter
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian, who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
There are 2693 articles by John Varlas :
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October 2018
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High School Sports Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the week's top performers in football, soccer and volleyball. -
High School Sports Young Lions: MAHS coaching staff gets a boost of energy from trio of recent players-turned-coaches
How does the old saying go? Those who can do and those who can't teach? Not at Memphis Academy of Health Sciences. -
High School Sports High school football stat leaders through Week 10
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High School Sports Houston, Collierville advance to Class AAA soccer championship game
MURFREESBORO – Saturday afternoon in Murfreesboro it will be Houston vs. Collierville, Round 3. And this time, it's for the biggest prize of all. -
High School Sports TSSAA playoff schedule
Here is the complete playoff schedule for area teams for the first round of the TSSAA postseason. All games will be played at 7 p.m. -
High School Sports Local cross country teams qualify for state tournament
Here are the results for Thursday's Region 8 cross country meet at Shelby Farms. The top three teams qualify for next Saturday's state meet at Percy Warner State Park near Nashville. The top 10 individuals also qualify. -
High School Sports Late goal sends Houston past Collierville in Class AAA championship match
MURFREESBORO--Probably the best thing Houston's Emma Riales did Saturday was just leave the ball alone. -
High School Sports Friday Preps Roundup: Germantown thumps Whitehaven en route to 10-0
Not many people have defeated Whitehaven over the last several years. And even fewer have been able to top the Tigers two seasons in a row. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, honoring the top performers in football, cross country and girls soccer over the past seven days.
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November 2018
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High School Sports High school football stat leaders through Week 11
1. Eric Gray, Lausanne, 212.6 -
High School Sports Eight area players named Mr. Football semifinalists
Eight area players – highlighted by a pair of former winners – were chosen Thursday as semifinalists for this year's Tennessee Titans Mr. Football awards. -
High School Sports Previewing: TSSAA cross-country state championships
The TSSAA boys and girls cross country championships take place Saturday at Percy Warner State Park near Nashville. Here's a closer look at what to expect from area competitors. -
Sports Memphis 901 FC adds three more players
Just days after annoucing their first three player signings, Memphis 901 FC has added three more for the team's inaugural season in the United Soccer League. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school football playoff preview
The playoffs have arrived. And whether your team went 10-0 in the regular season or didn't win a game at all, the cliche is true. Everyone is 0-0 now. -
Sports Freedom Prep’s Cook building program, molding young men ‘one brick at a time’
When Jerald Cook looks at his Freedom Prep Academy football team, he's able to view his players through a coach's lens. But he's also able to view them through a dad's. -
High School Sports TSSAA second-round playoff schedule
Here is the schedule for the second round of the TSSAA football playoffs on Nov. 2. All games will be played at 7 p.m. -
High School Sports Unpretentious and unmatched, Lausanne’s Eric Gray closes in on career touchdown mark
It happened once – and only once. But there was a time when Eric Gray quit on the football field. -
High School Sports Playoff round-up: Gray sets state touchdown record as Lausanne romps to 37th straight victory
For a while Friday night, it looked like Eric Gray was going to get upstaged on his big night. But by the time it was over, normal order had been restored and Gray had his place in the record book. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, honoring the top performers over the last week. -
High School Sports High school notebook: Former Mitchell assistant Trey Draper makes the jump to prep school powerhouse
Trey Draper was a little bit down. -
High School Sports Despite 0-4 start – or perhaps because of it – Ridgeway has a shot at 5A quarterfinals
It's been a tale of two seasons for Ridgeway's football team. And the first one – while not great on paper – has certainly gotten the Roadrunners in great shape for the second. -
High School Sports On the heels of a wild first-round victory, underdog St. George’s faces a big challenge Friday
It's true: The St. George’s football team will enter Friday's second-round playoff game against Christ Presbyterian Academy with a 5-6 record. -
Sports Area playoff schedule:
Here is this week's high school football playoff schedule for area teams. Games in Tennessee are second-round match-ups while Friday will mark the first round in Mississippi. All games are at 7 p.m. -
High School Sports Rematches highlight round two of TSSAA playoffs
Here's a preview of Friday's second round of the TSSAA football playoffs, along with a look at the opening round for teams in DeSoto County. All games kick off at 7 p.m. -
Sports Prep roundup: Whitehaven rallies to defeat Houston
Strange as it seems for a program that's won two state championships since 2012, but Whitehaven has been flying under the radar. Fairly or unfairly though, the Tigers showed they're back where they belong on Friday.
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